The court granted the defendants N100 million bail each over an alleged N2.7 billion fraud.

A copy of an email sent to the staff members of the university on May 7, 2024, which was obtained by SaharaReporters, the management threatened to sanction any staff member who complain about any issue to members of the Governing Council/Board of Trustees without first seeking a written permission from university president (vice-chancellor).”

Jumbo’s election comes barely 48 hours after Governor Fubara declared that the majority of the 27 members of the House, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), as non-existent.

Sirika was grilled about alleged fraudulent contracts he authorised for a company called Engirios Nigeria Limited, owned by his younger sibling, Abubakar Sirika.

According to the sources, one of the soldiers was killed for allegedly proving stubborn while the other was abducted alongside other passengers.

SaharaReporters gathered that commision had refused to surrender the demanded materials to give the AAC legal team enough time for inspection before heading to court to challenge the election results.

This was made known by the university's Public Relations Officer, Mr Temitope Akinbisoye in a statement on Tuesday.

Okpebholo is the senator representing Edo Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly. He was the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State.

The Deputy Director of NPF NCCC, DCP Usman Ahmed Imam also confirmed the stringent bail condition to the delegation, saying it was beyond his power. 

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji had approved the appointment of supervisors and advisers for the 16 local government councils in the state.